TIGHE v. WALL

No. 96-30285.

100 F.3d 41 (1996)

Thomas TIGHE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard A. WALL, Warden; John McGovern; Capt. Bordelon, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 27, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Tighe, Florence, CO, pro se.

Joseph Robert Ballard, Department of Justice for the State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, for defendants-appellees.

Before GARWOOD, DAVIS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in dismissing Thomas Tighe's § 1983 claim alleging that prison officials retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment right to provide legal assistance to his fellow inmates. Because we conclude that the district court properly granted defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissed Tighe's § 1983 claim, we affirm.

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